Nieves, the
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
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plural form of ''nieve'' (), is a
surname
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and
female given name derived from the title of the
Virgin Mary
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''Nuestra Señora de las Nieves'' (
Our Lady of the Snows Saint Mary of the Snows, also Our Lady of the Snows, may refer to:
Dedication
* Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major, a liturgical feast day previously known in Latin as ''Dedicatio Sanctæ Mariæ ad Nives'', translating as "''Dedication ...
), a reference to the 4th-century
Catholic miracle of a summertime snowfall on the
Esquiline Hill
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Etymology
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in
Rome
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.
The surname is most prevalent in
Mexico
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,
Venezuela
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,
Colombia
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, and particularly
Puerto Rico
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, where it is most densely concentrated. Within
Spain
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, it is most common in
Andalusia
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,
Madrid
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,
Canary Islands
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, and
Galicia.
According to Roser Saurí Colomer and Patrick Hanks of
Brandeis University
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, the Spanish surname ''Nieves'' is of
Asturian-Leonese origin.
The Portuguese variant is
Neves, and it is most common in
Brazil
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.
There is also a
Scottish
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''Nieves'' surname that originated in ''Nevay'', located in
Angus
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*Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland
* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
Animals
* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
Media
* ...
,
Scotland
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, and thus can be found in the
United Kingdom
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.
Notable people with the given name Nieves
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Nieves Anula
Nieves Emilia Anula Alameda, known as Nieves Anula (born 1 May 1973 is a Spanish former basketball player. She scored 28 points against Lithuania in the third-place match of the 2001 Eurobasket, winning the bronze medal with the Spanish nationa ...
(born 1973), Spanish basketball player
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Nieves Confesor
Maria Nieves R. Confesor, commonly known as Nieves Confesor, is the former Executive Director of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) TeaM Energy Center for Bridging Leadership, a private educational institution based in the Philippines.
She w ...
, Filipino politician
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Nieves Herrero
Nieves Herrero Cerezo (born 23 March 1957) is a Spanish journalist, television presenter, and writer.
Career Beginnings: TVE
Born in Madrid, Nieves Herrero graduated in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1980, and in Law fr ...
(born 1957), Spanish journalist, presenter, and writer
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Nieves Hidalgo
Nieves Díaz Hidalgo (born 19 November 1976) is a Spanish singer known for participating in the Spanish version of '' The Voice''.
Biography
She was born in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Her style of music is flamenco although she also ...
(born 1976), Spanish singer
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Nieves Mathews
Nieves Mathews (1917–2003) was a British translator and writer best known for her biography of Sir Francis Bacon.
Family
Born Nieves Hayat de Madariaga Archibald in Glasgow, Scotland, on 3 December 1917,[Nieves Barragán Mohacho
Nieves Barragán Mohacho is a Spanish chef who holds a Michelin star for her restaurant Sabor, having also achieved one while executive head chef at Barrafina in London, England.
Career
Nieves Barragán Mohacho was born and raised in the city ...]
, Spanish chef
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Nieves Navarro
Nieves Navarro García (born 11 November 1938) is a retired Spanish actress and fashion model. She worked extensively in Italian cinema appearing alongside actors such as Totò and Lino Banfi in the 1960's and 1970's. She later adopted the Anglic ...
(born 1938), Spanish-born Italian actress and fashion model
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Nieves Panadell (born 1956), Spanish swimmer
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Nieves Yankovic
Nieves Yankovic (1916–1985) was a Chilean actress and documentary maker. "The only woman film director in Chile during the fifties and sixties", her documentary ''Andacollo'' (1958) influenced socially committed documentary in Chile. She has been ...
(1916–1985), Chilean actress and documentary maker
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Nieves Zuberbühler
Nieves Zuberbühler (born 1987) is an Argentine journalist, reporter, and producer. She worked as an associate producer for ''60 Minutes'', where she interviewed the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, before working as a correspo ...
(born 1987), Argentine journalist
Notable people with the surname Nieves
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Antonio Nieves, American professional boxer
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Brian Nieves, American politician
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Christian Nieves
''Christian Nieves'' is a Puerto Rican cuatro player. Nieves is mostly known for having been a performer in the American reality television series Q'Viva!: The Chosen, where his performance became famous for bringing singer Jennifer Lopez to te ...
, Puerto Rican
cuatro
Cuatro, Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the 4, number 4, may refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), a family of Latin American string instruments, including:
** Cuatro (Venezuela)
** Puerto Rican cuatro
* Cuatro (TV channel), a Spanish free-to ...
player
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Christine Nieves, Puerto Rican climate activist
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Daniela Nieves Venezuelan-American actress
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Javi Nieves, Spanish radio host
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José Alvarado Nieves, Mexican wrestler
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José Antonio Nieves Conde
José Antonio Nieves Conde (22 December 1911http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/45978/jose-antonio-nieves-conde José Antonio Nieves Conde. Diccionario biográfico español. Real Academia de la Historia. Access 15 february 2020. in Segovia, Castilla y L ...
, Spanish
film director
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and
screenplay writer
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José Miguel Nieves
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...
, retired Venezuelan baseball player
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Juan Nieves
Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz (born January 5, 1965) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher and coach who is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of ...
, retired Puerto Rican baseball player
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Lisette Nieves
Lisette Nieves is an American academic, non-profit leader, and public official. She is the president of the Fund for the City of New York and a Distinguished Clinical Instructor with New York University. In July 2022, she became a U.S. Senate-co ...
, Puerto Rican-American businesswoman
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Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican author
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Maikel Nieves
Antonio Nieves Martín (born 2 December 1989), commonly known as Maikel Nieves is a Spanish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Råde as a forward.
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Nieves started his youth career with the academy of CD Yo� ...
, Spanish footballer for Norwegian club Råde
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María Antonieta de las Nieves
María Antonieta Gómez Rodríguez (born 4 December 1949), more commonly known by her stage name María Antonieta de las Nieves, is a Mexican actress, comedian, singer, and author. Her best remembered role is that of La Chilindrina, one of th ...
, Mexican actress
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Melvin Nieves, retired Puerto Rican baseball player
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Nelson Nieves
Nelson Nieves (24 December 1934 – 13 January 2021) was a Venezuelan fencer. He competed in the team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commo ...
, Venezuelan fencer
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Néstor Nieves
Néstor Francisco Nieves (born December 29, 1974) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Venezuela.
He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub ...
, Venezuelan long-distance runner
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Osvaldo Nieves, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
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Roberto González Nieves
Roberto Octavio González Nieves (born June 2, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico since 1999.
González previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 198 ...
, Puerto Rican church leader
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Tito Nieves
Humberto "Tito" Nieves (born June 4, 1958; also known as "El Luciano Pavarotti, Pavarotti de la Salsa") is a Puerto Rican musician who became one of the leading Salsa music, salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s.
Early life
Humberto "Ti ...
, Puerto Rican singer
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Wil Nieves
Wilbert "Wil" Nieves (born September 25, 1977) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher and current Minor League Baseball, minor league Coach (baseball), coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Dieg ...
, Puerto Rican baseball player
See also
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As Neves
As Neves ( Galician for ''the snows'') is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.
It has 4,429 people (2010). Until 1904 it was called Setados.
Geography
As Neves has four elements that make up its geography: the Xulian ...
(Spanish ''Nieves''), a municipality in
Galicia,
Spain
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in the province of
Pontevedra
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Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte
Las Nieves, ( Spanish for "The Snows"), officially the Municipality of Las Nieves (; ), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,240 people.
History
The first ...
, a municipality in the Philippines
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Nieva (Spanish group), a rock/electronica band
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Nevis
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, a Caribbean island with the same etymology
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Blancanieves
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(Snow White)
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